This document summarizes statistics on intellectual property (IP) trade balances between Canada and the United States. It notes that in 2013, the US had a $9.1 billion trade surplus over Canada in charges for the use of IP, the third largest after the EU and Ireland. It then describes a database maintained by the author tracking over 5,900 Canadian owners of US patents, including details on patent strengths and trends. The database is synchronized daily with the USPTO and provides intelligence on the Canadian patent landscape in the US market. Ontario has the most US patents, followed by Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau and London. Contact information is provided to access the latest intelligence from the

1. Muchiu (Henry) Chang, PhD. Cantab.
henry.chang212@gmail.com
January 5, 2016
Directory of Canadian US Patent Holders -
The latest Competitive Intelligence (CI) and
intellectual Ecosystem of Canada

2. Figure 1, Global US patent holding

3. Figure 2, US patent holding in major economy entities in the world

4. • The charges for the use of IP caused
$7 billions of foreign trade deficit, about
12.5% of the total foreign trade deficit ($56
billions);
• The foreign trade deficit in the charges for
the use of IP wiped out all the surplus made
from the efforts of Computer and information
services and R&D;
• Knowledge-based is not good enough;
• Patent CI can help to improve the IP export.
The Impact of Intellectual Property (IP) on
2013 Canadian Foreign Trade
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2015

8. 2013 Statistics**
of the US Trade Balance with
Canada in the Charges for the Use of IP
(in US$millions)
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2015
• The US had US$9105 of trade surplus over Canada in
the charges for the use of IP;
• This is the third largest IP trade suprplus, only next to
European Union (US$31772) and Ireland
(US$12279);.
* Source: US Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Table 2.3. U.S. Trade in Services, by Country or Affiliation and by Type of Service

9. Database of Canadian US Patent Holders
and Competitive Intelligence (CI)
• Synchronized with USPTO patent database to
provide “no-older-than-7-day” information about
Canada’s patent competitive advantage in the US
market;
• Until January 5, 2016, there are 5959 Canadian US
patents owners (2674 of them are in Ontario)
tracked by this database;
• This database tracks information about who they
are, where they are, what they patented and if they
are getting stronger or weaker;
• Provided synergy on economic related issues.
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2015

10. Canadian Patent Landscape
in the US Market
• Ontario is the largest US patent hub province;
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA, Calgary,
Ottawa-Gatineau, London are the top US patent
hosting geographical areas in Canada respectively
(normalized by population).
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2015

11. If you need the latest intelligence regarding:
• the names of over 5000 Canadian US patent owners
in all business sectors and from coast to coast; and
• their detailed patent strengths and trends of these
Canadian companies in the US market,
please feel free to contact:
Dr. Muchiu (Henry) Chang
henry.chang212@gmail.com
+1-416-828-5676
© Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2015

12. Figure 3, Annual Patent Statistics by Provinces

13. Figure 4, US Patent Statistics by Geographical Areas